There is a chance to achieve peace between Yerevan and Baku, Azeri MP saysJune 11, 2008 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Azeri Party of Democratic Reform, Milli Mejlis member Asim Mollazade is pessimistic about progress in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement talks."The position of the current Armenian authorities is an imitation of a negotiation process. Azerbaijan works for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and is willing to continue talks but we fear that Armenia is not. I should also mention that Russia makes attempts to transfer the settlement process to the CIS," he said during Yerevan-Moscow-Baku television space bridge. "The conflict should be resolved in the framework of Azerbaijan's "territorial integrity," he added. "We would not like to use Azerbaijan's economic growth as a tool in armament race. We want the South Caucasus to become the region of cooperation," the Azeri MP said. "There is a real chance to achieve peace between Yerevan and Baku." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |